Euro 96 Relived | LIVE NOW ON ITV4/ITV HUB: England v Scotland
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Apart from growing Kasper Schmeichel hasn’t changed much
Feels weird to see Hodgson with black hair.
Anyone else notice how much better the presentation is? Much better than the overhyped garbage Sky do for Super Sunday!
Looks like it is just us two but yeah, I'm really enjoying it. When it originally aired I was young and not interested in football to appreciate it at the time.
It was much better . Fergie was 54 .
Sforza was brilliant on LMA Manager 98
I remember Chapisuat been quality in CM 97/98
Good start from England
Doesn't ring a bell so I must have missed him
Chapiuisat was a decent striker in his time. Was at Dortmund if I remember correctly.
He was no Emile Mpenza.
Anyway better not detract the thread too much
Anyway better not detract the thread too much
Terrible referee
No Becks? Had he not broken through at this point?
You can sign him as a coach on 2020, terrible though.He was no Emile Mpenza.
Anyway better not detract the thread too much
Would have loved Shearer at United, he was brilliant. Think he is often underrated by many.
Great goal , could do with another before half time now.
That Geiger is dangerous on the counter attack
Even back then the game felt a lot more physical, some of the tackling wouldn't stand now.
Watching this game along with some France 98 ones has really highlighted to me how poor his all round game was. Ruthless goalscorer of course though. But he’d need to evolve in today’s game to be at a very top club I think.
Yes, but he wasnt playing in today's game. Of his time, he was outstanding. I understand why he chose Newcastle, but feck me what a waste.
Not really. He'd played the season before for United but it wasn't really until '96/'97 season he really took off. Unfortunately for Poborski (who was excellent in this tournament).
McManaman was a very tidy dribbler at the time, key to England disrupting the Swiss defence here.
Both teams had some serious striker depth on the bench - peak Fowler, Chapuisat.
Both teams had some serious striker depth on the bench - peak Fowler, Chapuisat.
England have really gone off the boil in this second half. Must be their poorest 45 minutes in the whole tournament.
That goal against Wimbledon came in the August I think after the tournament and was really his landing mark in the English game.
He was really rather good in the 95/96 season, holding down that RM spot all season, and was unlucky not to be selected really. I'd agree it really took off for him the following season though.
It’s coming home!
Keep on punting it long. Now Gascoigne is off they’ve got nobody to keep the ball in midfield.
Incredibly harsh on Ince and Platt tbf.
Very irresponsible to play in front of a full Wembley amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, though admittedly it has made for a great atmosphere
Some truly dire FK attempts in this game.
Come on lads, hold on just a few more minutes.
EDIT: Balls, jinxed it.
Come on lads, hold on just a few more minutes.
EDIT: Balls, jinxed it.
England were shite in that second half. Some odd subs by Venables bringing on likes of Stone and Barmby who barely touched the ball and kept Anderton on.
Can remember Vogel in the 00s playing for PSV, Swiss had some good strikers in those days aswell.
Kasper Schmeichel in the opening ceremony was great.
Can remember Vogel in the 00s playing for PSV, Swiss had some good strikers in those days aswell.
Kasper Schmeichel in the opening ceremony was great.
Football has improved so much over time. Can see why the Barcelona team came along a little later and made such an impact, because keeping the ball was much rarer before them.
Who wasn't? Shearer? He scored v Switz!
Not sure you can judge England players on their international form per se, although he was superb in Euro 96 after going into the tournament with a lot of doubts over him.
I also dare say that it's not a fair judgement on a player 2 1/2 decades on, as what we expect from players changes.
But at the time, Shearer was rated one of the top strikers in Europe for a good reason
Huh? Nah. By "today's game" I meant the modern game, in response to the post I was quoting.
Yep he was kind of shite as an overall footballer
Amazing striker and header of a ball but not much else
They certainly made people re-think the classic British way of getting It wide and knocking high crosses in, especially as most teams moved away from two central forwards.
Personally I miss the 4-4-2 days though. Two proper wingers who can each cross on their main foot. Two centre mids who can both get up and back, none of this "Holding" mid nonsense.
Two proper strikers.
sigh.
The all time record Premier league goalscorer, whose record will never be overtaken and top Euro 96 striker, officially "sh!te as an overall footballer".
You heard it here first.